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That left the 17,800-seat Jobing.com Arena more than one-thircd empty during the Coyotes latest season in which they failed to make the National HockeyLeagud playoffs. The number comparesw to the team’s reported average ticket coun t ofabout 14,900 (including giveaways and and average paid ticket sales of 13,000. Such team data is part of Canadianj billionaireJim Balsillie's application to buy the team and move it to Ontario. Balsillie, CEO of Blackberry makeer Researchin Motion, has proposed a $213 million The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The team has lost $316 million since moving to the Phoenixx market in 1996from Winnipeg.
The NHL and city of which owns Jobing.com Arena, oppose moving the team to Canadaz and are battling Balsillie and Moyesin U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Balsillie’es application contends that the NHL team is not financialluy viable in Phoenix and that the Coyotes lag behinde other sportschoices here. The Coyotes attendance is well behin d theaverage 64,100 reported by the Arizonaa Cardinals as well as the Phoenidx Suns with 18,400 fans and Arizona Diamondbacksa at 31,000 fans for the most recent according to Espn.com. A U.S. Bankruptcy Court hearing is set for June 9 to focuds on whether the team can be moved to Hamilto or must stayin Arizona.
Balsillie’s offet is the only formal deal put forward forthe
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